Typhlopolycystis australiensis Reygel, Schockaert & Artois n. sp.

(Figs 12 H–J)

Diagnosis. Yellowish-brown species of Typhlopolycystis, around 1 mm long with a proboscis 1/5 of the body length and with eyes. The prostate stylet is 63 µm long and 20 µm broad, regularly curved with a blunt end. The accessory stylet starts at the convex end of the main stylet; it is 73 µm long with the same curvature as the main stylet. A prostate vesicle was not observed; the seminal vesicle and the accessory secretion reservoir are relatively small. The seminal receptacle is pear-shaped.

Occurrence. Australia: Adelaide (South Australia), Port Lincoln, Boston Bay, in sand extracted from between the roots of Possidonia australis from just under the low water line (by Reygel & Willems, 28 November 2010) .

Material observed. One animal studied alive and mounted as the holotype (QldM nr G235804).

Etymology. Species named after the locality where it was found.